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People v. Todd

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 7, 2001
280 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

February 7, 2001.

Appeal from Judgment of Niagara County Court, Hannigan, J. — Robbery, 1st Degree.

PRESENT: GREEN, J.P., WISNER, SCUDDER, BURNS AND LAWTON, JJ.


Judgment unanimously affirmed.

Memorandum:

Defendant appeals from a judgment convicting him after a jury trial of burglary in the first degree (Penal Law § 140.30) and robbery in the first degree (Penal Law § 160.15). We reject defendant's contention that the evidence is legally insufficient to support the robbery conviction. The evidence establishes that, in the course of forcibly stealing property, defendant used and threatened the immediate use of a dangerous instrument ( see, Penal Law § 160.15). Contrary to defendant's contention, the People were not required to prove that defendant inflicted serious physical injury upon the victim; serious physical injury is not an element of the crime charged ( see, Penal Law § 160.15; cf., Penal Law § 160.15).

County Court properly sentenced defendant as a second felony offender. Contrary to defendant's contention, the People filed a statement pursuant to CPL 400.21, and the record establishes that there was substantial compliance with the requirement that the court inquire whether defendant controverted the prior felony ( see, People v. Ford, 157 A.D.2d 992, 993, lv denied 75 N.Y.2d 919). The sentence is neither unduly harsh nor severe.


Summaries of

People v. Todd

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Feb 7, 2001
280 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

People v. Todd

Case Details

Full title:PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, PLAINTIFF-RESPONDENT, v. GARY M. TODD…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Feb 7, 2001

Citations

280 A.D.2d 906 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
719 N.Y.S.2d 913